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Experiences of Health-Promoting Activities among Individuals with Knee Pain: The Halland Osteoarthritis Cohort
Knee pain is an early sign of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and a risk factor for chronic widespread pain (CWP). Early prevention is vital, and more research is needed to understand health-promoting activities for individuals with knee pain from a patient perspective. This study aimed to explore how ind...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9518063/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36078245 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191710529 |
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author | Sylwander, Charlotte Sunesson, Evelina Andersson, Maria L. E. Haglund, Emma Larsson, Ingrid |
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description | Knee pain is an early sign of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and a risk factor for chronic widespread pain (CWP). Early prevention is vital, and more research is needed to understand health-promoting activities for individuals with knee pain from a patient perspective. This study aimed to explore how individuals with knee pain experienced health-promoting activities. Explorative qualitative design with inductive approach was applied to explore the experiences of 22 individuals (13 women, 9 men; median age: 52). Semi-structured interviews were conducted and analysed using latent qualitative content analysis. The results revealed health-promoting activities in individuals with knee pain and were interpreted in the overall theme, striving for balance in everyday life. Two categories explored the content in health-promoting activities: (1) Caring for the body—being physically active, having a healthy diet, and utilising support; and (2) Managing life stressors—allowing for recovery, promoting vitality, and safeguarding healthy relationships. In conclusion, individuals with knee pain described various health-promoting activities. They strived for balance in everyday life by caring for the body and managing life stressors. We suggest that a broader approach to everyday life can be helpful in treatment plans and health promotion to manage and prevent KOA and CWP, while striving for a healthy lifestyle. |
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spelling | pubmed-95180632022-09-29 Experiences of Health-Promoting Activities among Individuals with Knee Pain: The Halland Osteoarthritis Cohort Sylwander, Charlotte Sunesson, Evelina Andersson, Maria L. E. Haglund, Emma Larsson, Ingrid Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Knee pain is an early sign of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and a risk factor for chronic widespread pain (CWP). Early prevention is vital, and more research is needed to understand health-promoting activities for individuals with knee pain from a patient perspective. This study aimed to explore how individuals with knee pain experienced health-promoting activities. Explorative qualitative design with inductive approach was applied to explore the experiences of 22 individuals (13 women, 9 men; median age: 52). Semi-structured interviews were conducted and analysed using latent qualitative content analysis. The results revealed health-promoting activities in individuals with knee pain and were interpreted in the overall theme, striving for balance in everyday life. Two categories explored the content in health-promoting activities: (1) Caring for the body—being physically active, having a healthy diet, and utilising support; and (2) Managing life stressors—allowing for recovery, promoting vitality, and safeguarding healthy relationships. In conclusion, individuals with knee pain described various health-promoting activities. They strived for balance in everyday life by caring for the body and managing life stressors. We suggest that a broader approach to everyday life can be helpful in treatment plans and health promotion to manage and prevent KOA and CWP, while striving for a healthy lifestyle. MDPI 2022-08-24 /pmc/articles/PMC9518063/ /pubmed/36078245 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191710529 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Sylwander, Charlotte Sunesson, Evelina Andersson, Maria L. E. Haglund, Emma Larsson, Ingrid Experiences of Health-Promoting Activities among Individuals with Knee Pain: The Halland Osteoarthritis Cohort |
title | Experiences of Health-Promoting Activities among Individuals with Knee Pain: The Halland Osteoarthritis Cohort |
title_full | Experiences of Health-Promoting Activities among Individuals with Knee Pain: The Halland Osteoarthritis Cohort |
title_fullStr | Experiences of Health-Promoting Activities among Individuals with Knee Pain: The Halland Osteoarthritis Cohort |
title_full_unstemmed | Experiences of Health-Promoting Activities among Individuals with Knee Pain: The Halland Osteoarthritis Cohort |
title_short | Experiences of Health-Promoting Activities among Individuals with Knee Pain: The Halland Osteoarthritis Cohort |
title_sort | experiences of health-promoting activities among individuals with knee pain: the halland osteoarthritis cohort |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9518063/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36078245 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191710529 |
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